Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-24
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE.
The Duty of Christian People IS at Ali
Times to Spread the Gospel.


be found in Matthew v, 14-16:
Ye are the light of the world. city that L
set on q bill cannot be hid
Neither do men light candle and put IL IN
der bushel, but on d candles lex: and 1t Civ
eth light unto a. ! that are In The house.
ct your light so shine before men, that they
may see Your good works, and glorify you
Father which Is in heaven
In referring to the text the minister said
there was perhaps no other figure used so re.
peatedly in the Bible as that of light, which
always was representative of the Christian
religion. Those who sat in darkness are
said to have seen the light. Christ's second
coming is spoken of as the light of the
world, Christing speak himself of his doc
| trine as the light. Paul said they that do
evil sit in darkness, but we are the children
of the light In the text Christ applies it
TO his disciples - Ye are the light of the
world We can apply it to ourselves.
Christ's teachings. the subsequent teachings
of Paul, all indicate that il is inherent in
! Christianity to have an exponent in per-
son. Think of Christianity as we may, as
a system or code of morals, il resolves in
self into personality. Everything revealed
in the Bible, all the instructions of our
Savior and the apostles is not only for us to
spread, but to live the light. The Bible is
A light to our feet, a lamp to our pathway.
Christianity as system must be propo-
gated by personal efforts. Paul said they
| must send ont their preachers to all the
world. In all the history of Christianity it
has been propagated by the men and
| women who have lived the gospel. There
are cases where men have been converted
| by reading, but where there are one such
| conversion there are ten, twelve or
hundred who have been brought to
| God by the personal efforts of a
/ man or woman who have brought about
this reformation by their Christian intlu-
ence. Christ said, Let your light shine. We
depend on you, men and women, 20
! reveal the Christian religion, or it will not
he revealed. This Is Gods chosen method
Even in the
DARKEST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY,
! When all seemed 70 be against US, there
has been left host who had not bowed
down to Baal, and whose lips had not
touched his image
Ye are the light of the world, and Won
ought to shine. He had heard many good
people complain that their sphere was linn
tied; that they were powerless to do
good. They said " If | could preach or
pray and speak in public. or if | vas
pulpit orator, | should love to work
for the salvation of the world" If
God commands us, We should obey. He
says, let your light shine, hide it not be-
meath pushed; and we should do all in
our power for the Christian religion. Many
men have suffered death rather than sur
render their religious connections Not
long since three such died in Mexico, and
q Bishop in Africa, only few months ago,
DIED LIKE A HERO
For his religion. While in the present age
those occurrences are quite rare still there
are many man among US, who having his
choice between death and giving I'D his re-
ligion, will accept the former. While that ID
heroism, il is more heroic to live for Christ.
Let your light shine. Let it not waste
in the surrounding darkness. Some peo-
pie pass days. weeks, and years, and care
not whether they are religious or not, and
those who are benefited by their light are
few in number. The religious sentiment,
the light of the Christian religion, is felt
throughout the community. Those who
are not among the saved are not conscious
of it. Like little children enjoying the
sunlight that penetrates the elouds-they
feel its influence, yet know nothing of it.
The people who are walking beneath this
cloud
FEEL THE BENIGN INFLUENCE
vi tuio lIE4iL vi SLi yet ltlcE KNOW
not from whence it comes 1t don't hurt
to let your light shine. 1t is expected of
you to obey this command of our Saviour,
and if your light does not shine YOU
are not good Christian; there is
something wrong. Your Christianity is
not light until it shines. Don't hide it
beneath bushel, for if you do it will go
out. If your light does not shine you are
not Christian at eli, your light is going
out. This light is a reflected one. When
we scan the starry heavens at night the
planets reflect TO earth q light not their
own. The light that comes from God is
reflected by the lives of Christian people.
THE GREAT SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
| Shines in the hearts Of the good people
and By them it is reflected. Let Your light
so shine before men that they may see your
| good works and glorify your Father. A
| crest many preachers desire to become
great orators and advance original ideas
| This is dangerous ground. His is only q
reflected light of the Heavenly Father
! We must recognize the fact that we all,
even the most humble, exert an influence
! either for good or evil. The amount of
| light furnished depends on the surface of
the reflector. We are the representatives
of Christianity, and the unbeliever forms
his opinion of our sincerity by our rehec-
ton. Let it be the pure white light OF God
as it comes to us. All other lights are but
shooting stars and will-o'- wisps. Let US
| see to it that our redectors ars what they
should be-
LET OUR LIVES BE SUCH
That our light shall shine So as to glorify
our Father. Sometimes we are discouraged
and discontinued and think our mission is
| So limited that we can 60 little in this
direction. Very few are born great, linn
tied number can become great or have
| greatness thrust upon them, but the most
| humble individual who puts himself III
| harmony with God presents a good re-
| Hector He may not think he is doing
good, but his light is shining on and on.
guiding the weary mariner who would
| otherwise be lost but Tor its saving intlu-
ence.
The minister said this text was especi-
ally appropriate to women who were much
| at home, who could not be moving from
place 10 place doing good, but whose pure,
CHRISTIAN, HOME LIVES
| Were felt from one end of the world 70 the
other. The mother who exacts promises
from her sens that are never forgotten, and
which in long years afterwards bring bless
ings upon her head He instanced many
cases where s. mothers devotion and the
pure Christian life OF a sister had brought
about reformations that spread q light that
was the means of bringing many to re.
peniance. The holiness and purity Of Christ.
ian women was one of the strongest sp.
peals for Christianity. They shine like 8
beacon light over the angry waves that
beat between them and the breakers
That is all the lighthouse does. They sre
the exponent of everything that is good
molly and pure. Let your light SO shine
that men shall glorify your God. Live
consistent, careful, Christian lives. WI
never know where the beams are going tC
strike. They often fall like glitteriDg dia
monds, which shall be gathered into &
wreath of glory when the master comes t.
make up his jewels.
Denny Still at Large.
So far the efforts OF the police force hav,